French Legislation In English

Search, Read and Apply French Law. In English.

20+ full codes, 2,400+ articles translated and updated. Case law linked to every article. Read the actual text before you ask a lawyer about it — free, no login required.

Try: L.227-1 SAS governance, L.145-9 bail commercial renewal, L.223-18 gérant removal SARL

20+

french codes

Fully translated

2,400+

articles in English

Updated regularly

480+

court rulings linked

Per article

Free

full access

No login required

Showing 62616270 of 26790 articles for Art. CE 5-6-2020 n° 423066

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6-1

When serving in the national police's operational reserve, retired national police officers who were judicial police officers during their active service may be authorised, under the terms and conditi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 5

…ns relating to the transfer or mention in the deed of the nature and basis of the exemption or absence of taxation (1). >. 4. Settlement of principal and interest. (1) However, it is accepted that a d…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance from local authorities and their groupings

Article L1522-5

…local authorities and their groupings for a period of more than two years, which may be renewable once. At the end of this period, the contribution is repaid or converted into a capital increase. No n…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-9

I. - The budget for the Mayotte fire and rescue service comprises an investment section and an operating section.The investment section may include programme authorisations and payment appropriations.…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions common to the National Commission for Voting Operations and the Regional Commissions for Voting Operations

Article R2122-48-5

…the meeting or drawn up following the meeting. At least five days before the date of the meeting, except in emergencies, the members of the committee shall receive a notice of meeting containing the a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-5

…each currency, the equalisation adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-4 is calculated in accordance with the following principles: 1° The equalisation adjustment must be equal to the difference bet…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-5

…een requested by the Minister for Labour or by at least six members of the Board of Directors is placed on the agenda. The members of the Board of Directors mentioned in I of article R. 4642-3 each ha…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-52

I. - The persons who effectively manage the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of article L. 511-13 and the members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Boa…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status.

Article R421-6-3

…in 1° of article R. * 421-6-1 arises at the end of a period of three months following the date of receipt of the application; the decision referred to in 2° of the same article arises at the end of a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-64

…en made when these companies have made it pursuant to Article 5 or the provisions of a market practice accepted by the Autorité des marchés financiers pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 596/…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
Common Questions

French legislation in English — Q&A

Our translations are produced and reviewed for accuracy, but the only legally binding version of French law is the French original. For court, registry or contractual use we offer lawyer-reviewed or sworn certified translations on request.
Articles are synced with Légifrance and updated as soon as a reform is published in the Journal Officiel, so you always read the version in force — and can see when each article was last amended.
Each article is linked to the key court decisions (Cour de cassation, Conseil d'État, courts of appeal) that interpret it, so you can read the text and its case-law application side by side.
Yes — every article has an AI plain-English summary, and you can order a lawyer-reviewed explanation of how it applies to your specific situation, with next steps.
No. Reading and searching the codes is free with no login. Paid services — certified translation and the legal application report — are entirely optional.
Mariela Petrova

Mariela Petrova

Avocate au Barreau de Paris

Toque #C2396

15+ Years In French Corporate Practice

English · French · Russian

Ready When You Are

Talk To A Lawyer
In France.

A 20–30 minute call, in English, to scope the engagement. No obligation, no preliminary fee. You will leave the call with a clear view of what the work will cover and what it will cost.

First EngagementFixed Fee

Talk to a French lawyer.

Reply within 24 hours.

Communications protected by professional secrecy — secret professionnel de l'avocat, Article 66-5 of the Law of 31 December 1971.

Continue

Related legal services

01 / Read

Browse the French codes

20+ full codes and 2,400+ articles in English, with the key court rulings linked to every article — free to read.

Read More
02 / Apply

Legal application report

A lawyer-reviewed report explaining how the relevant articles apply to your situation, with case-law analysis and next steps.

Read More
03 / Act

Talk to a French lawyer

Scope your matter with a Paris-Bar avocate — incorporation, contracts, disputes — handled bilingually, end to end.

Read More